Poggio Anima Samael Montepulciano d'Abruzzo DOC 2017
A wonderfully layered wine this montepulciano offers mixed forest fruit scents, slight spices linger; think woody notes. The palate shows generous berry fruit flavours, some great, refreshing acidity with subtle herb and spice complexities. A great, expressive example of montepulciano.
Smoky black plum, earth and brown sugar on the nose, along with a hint of blackberry liqueur and mint.
100% Montepulciano.
6 months in neutral French tonneau.
Sweet fruit, concentrated and yet refreshing, with an attractive note of dark berries and chocolate with lingering acidity. Finishes strong with pronounced tannins.
The grapes were handpicked and pressed to tank for fermentation. Fermentation was carried out over nine days on skins with frequent pumpovers. A further week on skins post-ferment brought a little more structure and actually softened the tannins of this ripe vintage. The wine was pressed to barrel to age for six months prior to bottling.